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words/music © matt ralph 2006

It interrupted cricket with a score on the board,

As they lay down the bat,

Tomorrow they’ll be leaving the kids on the street,

Is all the notice they’ll get,

The neighbours dogs are barking,

They’re used to it,

It’s been six months or more,

Soon they’ll be unpacking but there’s things that they’ll leave in the boxes instead,

One of them will cry the others happy to get into another bed,

Once they all protested but they’re over it,

They’ve moved twelve times or more,

As the truck bumps,

Down the path away,

No one says a word as they pass through the gate,

They eat a box of chocolates that they get on the way,

And press the wrappers flat,

They stop in at the station to stop the bottles rattling,

Somewhere in the back,

No ones really talking,

They’re over it,

But they remember what to say,

As the truck bumps,

Down the path away,

Make a wish now everyone,

As they pass through the gate,

Oh there they go,

Off to a new home,

Oh there they go,

Off to a new home,

Tomorrow she’ll be waiting with the kids at the swings,

At the Town Hall Park,

They come to sit together as she shuffles the deck,

As the day grows dark,

No one is complaining,

They’re used to it,

They’re just thinking ’bout their score,

As the truck bumps,

Down the path away,

Make a wish now everyone,

As they pass through the gate,

Oh there they go,

Off to a new home,

Oh there they go,

Off to a new home,

Walk to the Water

word/music ©  matt ralph 2004

I’ve got the feeling that what I’m searching for ain’t here,

I’ve got the feeling that what I came here for ain’t good,

I get a clear sighted vision,

But when I wake up,

I’m blind to see,

The witches of evil,

Upon my door,

The weird one eyed monster,

Chasing me from myself,

The green eyed monster,

Drags me under,

I’ve got a problem with the mirrors,

I think that they’re watching me,

And when I look away,

I feel them behind me,

I see them flying through the windows,

Coming down upon me,

The witches of evil,

Upon my door,

The weird one eyed monster,

Chasing me from myself,

The green eyed monster,

Drags me under,

The cool clear water,

Again,

I walk to the water,

Bright burning blaze out in front of me,

I walk to the water,

And lay myself out down upon my knees,

I cry I surrender,

And wait for them now to come after me,

The witches of evil,

Upon the shore,

The weird one eyed monster,

Chasing me from myself,

The green eyed monster,

Drags me under,

The cool clear water,

Red fire save me

Show me the Way

words/music © matt ralph 2002

Can you show me the way,

I need some one to guide me,

Don’t tell me you’ve got nothing to say,

You must know more than me,

I can’t think of a time that compares,

To the changes around me,

I’m either falling or I’m standing on thin air,

Can you tell me,

Cause everybody’s running round,

All my friends are leaving town,

Is there something that they’ve found can you tell me,

Cause everybody’s running round,

Going North, West East and South,

Is there something I’m without can you tell me,

Can you show me the way,

I need your love to guide me,

Don’t tell me you’ve got nothing to say,

You must know more than me,

I can’t think of a time that compares,

To the changes around me,

I’m either falling or I’m standing on thin air,

Can you tell me,

Cause everybody’s running round,

Feel like time is running,

For me to try to work it out,

Can you tell me,

Everybody’s running round,

Feels like somethings going down,

But there’s no answers to be found,

Can you tell me,

Can you show me the way,

I need some one to guide me,

Don’t tell me you’ve got nothing to say,

You must know more than me,

I can’t think of a time that compares,

To the changes around me,

I’m either falling or I’m standing on thin air,

Can you tell me,